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Make Money Blogging Pt 3: Selling Your Own Products and Services

Welcome to the third and final episode of our 3-part series on how to make money blogging! 

In our last episode, I shared the first half of how we make most of our income: affiliate marketing. Give it a listen, if you haven’t already, because that was the very first and very important step that we took to start selling products..

Next, I’m sharing the second half of that equation: Selling our own digital products. 

This is the income source that has made us the most money and has given us the freedom and control to build the lifestyle we want.

While there is definitely more work involved in creating your own digital products or services, especially in the beginning, the payoff can be huge.

IF you do it the right way.

We missed some key steps here with the first product that we developed, which then turned into a failed blog.

But then in learning what NOT to do, we slowly started learning what we should be doing.

So, we created another product… And it sold right away from Day 1.

And then we created another successful product.

The difference this time was that we understood our audience, and we created a system that worked–allowing us to create more products and sell them successfully using that same system. 

And this is where the fun truly began for us. This marks the turning point in our path to six figures.

We made our first $2,000 with our blog. And then we turned that into $4,000 and that into $9,000.

We were actually able to double our revenues for the first five months of business–and the rest is history.

In this episode, I will help you understand if creating digital products or services is right for you, and how to choose the strategies to help you actually sell those products.

I’m sharing: 

  • What online products and services are
  • The ups and downs of creating and selling your own products and services
  • Which products and services work best for us, and why
  • The popular and lucrative service we will personally never offer
  • How to get your products and services in front of potential customers
  • The strategy we use to sell our products
  • What imposter syndrome is, and how it could be holding you back
  • How to get started

Listen to the full episode:

Episode Highlights:

[1:10] Reclaiming your wild (book recommendation)

[3:46] Experiencing imposter syndrome when creating your own products and services

[4:11] Why selling your own products and services is our favorite way to make money blogging

[5:16] The number one reason why you should create your own products and services

[5:54] The downsides to creating your own products and services

[7:36] What kinds of products and services we’re talking about

[9:13] The first products that we sold

[9:36] Why online courses are our favorite products to sell

[9:56] Coaching: It’s popular and profitable, but here’s why we’ll never do it 

[11:01] The two best ways to get your product or service in front of potential customers

[12:09] The drawbacks of selling on online marketplaces

[14:00] The sales strategy we prefer, and why we think it’s best

[14:39] Could imposter syndrome be holding you back?

[16:31] The fun part: Finally making sales!

[17:33] How to get started

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